No. 18-615

Bruce Munro, et al. v. Lucy Activewear Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-split civil-procedure copyright copyright-law intellectual-property lanham-act physical-products preemption product-design standing trade-dress
Key Terms:
Copyright Trademark Patent
Latest Conference: 2019-01-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does copyright preclude Lanham Act product design-trade-dress claims for physical products, and if so, under what circumstance(s)?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does copyright preclude Lanham Act product design trade dress claims for physical products, and if so, under what circumstance(s)?

Docket Entries

2019-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
2018-12-18
Respondents Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement received.
Main Document
2018-12-13
Brief of respondents Lucy Activewear Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2018-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 13, 2018)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Bruce Munro, et al.
Carl Frederick Schwenker — Law Offices of Carl F. Schwenker, Petitioner
Carl Frederick Schwenker — Law Offices of Carl F. Schwenker, Petitioner
Lucy Activewear Inc., et al.
Lora Mitchell Friedemann — Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Respondent
Lora Mitchell Friedemann — Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Respondent